Runnin' (Dying to Live)
- For the 1994 song by 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G., see Runnin'
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| Single by 2Pac featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Jerry Lacroix | |||||||||||||
| from the album Tupac: Resurrection Soundtrack | |||||||||||||
| Released | 2003 | ||||||||||||
| Format | CD | ||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1994-2003 | ||||||||||||
| Genre | Hardcore Hip hop, Gangsta Rap | ||||||||||||
| Length | 3:51 | ||||||||||||
| Label | Amaru | ||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Tupac Shakur Christopher Wallace |
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| Producer | Eminem | ||||||||||||
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"Runnin' (Dying to Live)", by 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. was the first released single from the posthumous soundtrack album Tupac: Resurrection. The video contains interviews of both Tupac and Biggie. It is the only song from the album to feature a music video. The chorus is from Edgar Winter's song "Dying to Live" (from the album Edgar Winter's White Trash), which was edited to a higher pitch for the song. It charted at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100. Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls originally recorded the song together in 1994. The song was originally produced by New York producer Easy Mo Bee and was called "Runnin' From tha Police". The interview of Biggie was recorded only a couple of weeks before his death.
The video version mutes all language, violence and drug references, even Biggie's comment about two cops being shot (the radio version only censors all profanity except the word "bitches" in 2Pac's verse). In the video, it has past images of 2Pac and Biggie, and once their verses end, the volume appears to drop lower. Pac's part in this song is from the later Me Against the World version of the song, recorded several months after the released version.
[edit] Track listing
- UK CD single
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" (feat. The Notorious B.I.G.) | C. Wallace, E. Winter, L. Resto, M. Mathers, O. Harvey, T. Shakur | Eminem | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Still Ballin'" (Nitty remix) | T. Shakur, F. Ross | Nick Ford | 2:49 |
[edit] Peak positions
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[1] | 12 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[2] | 19 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] | 30 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[4] | 2 |
| Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[5] | 13 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[6] | 13 |
| France (SNEP)[7] | 28 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] | 37 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 9 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[10] | 17 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 19 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] | 11 |
| US Rap Songs (Billboard)[13] | 7 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G. – Runnin' (Dying To Live) [2003"]. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G. – Runnin' (Dying To Live) [2003 – Austriancharts.at"] (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G. – Runnin' (Dying To Live) [2003"] (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G. – Runnin' (Dying To Live) [2003"] (in French). Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G. – Runnin' (Dying To Live) [2003"] (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G. – Runnin' (Dying To Live) [2003"]. Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G. – Runnin' (Dying To Live) [2003"] (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G. – Runnin' (Dying To Live) [2003"]. Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Tupac feat. The Notorious B.I.G. – Runnin' (Dying To Live) [2003 – swisscharts.com"]. Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
- ^ "2Pac Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for 2Pac. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "2Pac Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for 2Pac. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "2Pac Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Rap Songs for 2Pac. Prometheus Global Media.
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